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The simulation results show that the intensity sensitivity is related to nanowire numbers and the distance between two nanowires. The optimum value obtained is 2,400 nm\/RIU, corresponding to a resolution of 4.51 \u00d7 10\u22125 RIU with a maximum distance of 2 \u03bcm. To a certain extent, the PCF filled with more nanowires is better than with just one. Furthermore, the air holes of grapefruit PCF are large enough to operate in practice. 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